Abatis consists of branches of trees lying parallel to each other, butts pointing to the rear, and the branches interlaced with barbed wire.
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Abatis
//ˈæbətiː//
Synonyms for "abatis" (69 found)
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26 translations across 20 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- حِظَار noun (means of defense)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 鹿寨 noun (means of defense)
- 鹿砦 noun (means of defense)
Danish
1 entries- forhugning noun (means of defense)
Dutch
2 entries- prikkeldraadversperring noun (means of defense)
- verhakking noun (means of defense)
Esperanto
1 entries- abatiso noun (means of defense)
Finnish
2 entries- murros noun (means of defense)
- rytövarustus noun (means of defense)
German
2 entries- Baumverhau noun (means of defense)
- Verhau noun (means of defense)
Ido
1 entries- abatajaro noun (means of defense)
Indonesian
1 entries- abatis noun (means of defense)
Irish
1 entries- leagarnach noun (means of defense)
Italian
1 entries- abbattuta noun (means of defense)
Japanese
2 entries- 逆茂木 noun (means of defense)
- 鹿砦 noun (means of defense)
Latin
1 entries- concaedēs noun (means of defense)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- forhugning noun (means of defense)
Polish
1 entries- zasiek noun (means of defense)
Portuguese
1 entries- abatis noun (means of defense)
Romanian
1 entries- abatiză noun (means of defense)
Russian
1 entries- засе́ка noun (means of defense)
Swedish
2 entries- förhuggning noun (means of defense)
- hinder noun (means of defense)
Tamil
1 entries- மரக்கிளை அரண் noun (means of defense)
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